Written in Tears: A Torah for the Bibas Family

On the eve of the funeral for Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir Bibas - a Jewish, Israeli family ripped from their beds on October 7th and murdered in captivity - the lone survivor of their beautiful little family, father Yarden Bibas, wrote the last three words in a Torah scroll. He completed a new Torah dedicated to the memory of his wife and beloved children.

Consider that for a moment. A bereaved father who himself was a hostage for almost 500 days in the pits of hell emerged to find he was a widower, his children gone. Yet in his darkest hour, he chose to commit their memories in the most true and meaningful way possible -
by completing a Sefer Torah.

That should tell you everything you need to know about the Jewish people.

What drives a man in his darkest moment to turn to the ancient practice of inscribing sacred text? Why would completing a Torah scroll be the highest form of memorial? And what can we all learn from this powerful act of remembrance?

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